Ghormach
# Ghormach

Ghormach (Pashto: غورماچ) or Ghowrmach is a town in Badghis Province in northwestern Afghanistan. It serves as the center of Ghormach District.

## Climate

With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Ghormach features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Ghormach is 14.9 °C (58.8 °F), while the annual precipitation averages 356 mm (14.0 in). August is the driest month with no rainfall, while March, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 85 mm (3.3 in).

July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 27.0 °C (80.6 °F). The coldest month January has an average temperature of 2.7 °C (36.9 °F).

Climate data for Ghormach :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) | 8.8 (47.8) | 14.8 (58.6) | 21.0 (69.8) | 27.4 (81.3) | 33.7 (92.7) | 35.7 (96.3) | 34.1 (93.4) | 29.4 (84.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 16.1 (61.0) | 10.5 (50.9) | 21.8 (71.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) | 4.5 (40.1) | 9.6 (49.3) | 15.0 (59.0) | 19.6 (67.3) | 24.8 (76.6) | 27.0 (80.6) | 25.4 (77.7) | 20.4 (68.7) | 14.8 (58.6) | 9.5 (49.1) | 5.2 (41.4) | 14.9 (58.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) | 0.2 (32.4) | 4.4 (39.9) | 9.0 (48.2) | 11.8 (53.2) | 15.9 (60.6) | 18.3 (64.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 11.5 (52.7) | 6.8 (44.2) | 2.9 (37.2) | 0.0 (32.0) | 7.9 (46.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org ||||||||||||||

## Armed conflict

An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier (a Norwegian national) was killed in Ghormach on January 25, 2010.

